Neuritis

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 449

Neuritis, a term applied to inflammation of the nerves. The disease is not very common, and not very well defined. The symptoms are those of neuralgia, with impairment of sensation, or localised paralysis, according as sensory or motor nerves are affected.

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